After they’re mobilized, Reserve Component Service Members wake up every day straddling the military and civilian worlds.

Back at home, life goes on as usual — with work, day-to-day household duties, school, and soccer practice. The service member is consumed by the mission, training for intense 10- to 12-hour days. Gradually, they become more attached to their unit — and more detached from the routines of loved ones.

Essential Life Skills for Military Families is a workshop designed to help military families anticipate and manage a variety of fast-hitting pressures. Like giving a spouse power of attorney, agreeing on how to spend money, and preparing for the unknown.

By taking the workshop, Service Members and their families learn how to communicate effectively in times of stress, how to find social support systems, and how to sort out time-sensitive financial and legal matters.

Service Members walk away from the experience stronger and more resilient… confident that they’ve done all the right things to prepare for the future... and tightly focused on the mission at hand.